Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-04
THE EAST.

A WASHOUT occurred on the Erie road
two miles west of Coshocton, N. Y, on the
18th, just as train loaded with cheese was
passing. Twenty-one cars of cheese went
downthe bank and were totally wrecked.
FoRTY-EIGHT horses were burned to death
at Fleischman's Vienna bakery, New York
City, which was almost destroyed by fire
the other day.
THE Saranac Iron Company, Bowen &
Signor, proprietors, of New York, have
made an assignment The liabilities are
estimated from $3.50, 600 to $500, 600 and the
assets at $4,000.
GEORGE GOULD denies the story that his
father recently lost 81, 100000 to the Mis-
souri, Pacific in the purchase of railroad
ties.
A BLAST recently exploded an accumula-
tion Of fire damp in No. slope of the Sus-
quehanna Coal Company's mine at Nanti-
coke, Pa, the other day and killed three
men.
The employees of the Mutual Benefit Ice
Company, New York City, struck recently
for an advance in wages, which was grant
ed.
THOMAS KINsLER, Jr., of Stockbridge,
Mass, has been found guilty of killing his
aged mother last March
AT the Lowell (Mass.) tannery the other
day workmen were engaged in grinding
bark, in the process of which chemicals
are used, when lantern broke, causing a
terrific explosion. Dan OlHearn was IA
tally and Herbert Berland seriously burned
IN the case of the Traders and Travellers
Union against the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad Company, the Interstate Com
merce Commission decided that it had no
jurisdiction and dismissed the complaint.
The case involved free transportation of
extra baggage
ARGUMENTS for q new trial in the Sharp
bribery case, New York City, were made
on the 36th.
UNKNOWN parties the other night entered
the weaver room of the large cotton mill of
the Manvlle Company at Manville, R. l.,
and by running knife along the rods
rHined some ZOO yards OF fancy goods on
the looms. The mills were recently the
scene of . Waeawers' strike.
THR steamer Martha's Vineyard went
ashore near New Bedford, Mass, the other
day. The passengers were all taken off
UNITED Labor party men of New York
repudiate the idea OF their uniting with the
Prohibittonists as reported.
A PASSENGER train coilided with freight
train near Foxburg, Pa, recently, killing
w. d. Jones, of Pittsburgh, a passenger.
and injuring several other passengers.
THE refusal OF General Master Workman
Powderiy TO grant a charter to the Iron
workers National District Assembly is call
ing forth considerable severe criticism from
its executive board and others. The iron
workers threaten secession in a body from
the Kuights- This would include nearly
10000 men.
The sixth annual meeting of the National
Temperance Society began at Ocean Grove,
n. j., on the 9Th.
TIE American Paper Makers Associa
ton held its annual session at Saratoga, n.
Y, on the 27tA.
AN alarming epidemic of dysentery with
fatal results is repOrtediin the penitentiary
at Wethersfield, Conn.
HEAVY rains did considerable damage at
the Schuylkin fails, near Philadelphia, and
at Manayunk recently, the loss being over
500, 900.
EHE Massachusetts, Republican, Stats con-
veAtion has been called for Boston, Sep
TENDER IS
OVER half OF the Phnkertox police evho
have been on duty in the Penns ylvaniao coke
regions have been withdrawn.
SCHEDULES in the assignment of Boyuton
& Smith, manufacturers of ladies' suits,
New York, show liabilities of $l2. 1853, nom
inal assets, So. 642; actual assets, s37, O9Gs66
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